A new approach using genetically modified T-cells — via CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technology — safely and effectively targets cancer…
Marta Figueiredo, PhD
Marta holds a biology degree, a master’s in evolutionary and developmental biology, and a PhD in biomedical sciences from the University of Lisbon, Portugal. She was awarded a research scholarship and a PhD scholarship, and her research focused on the role of several signaling pathways in thymus and parathyroid glands embryonic development. She also previously worked as an assistant professor of an annual one-week embryology course at the University of Lisbon’s Faculty of Medicine.
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Articles by Marta Figueiredo, PhD
U.S. blood cancer specialists are aware of recent approvals for multiple myeloma patients and expect to increase their use…
MYELOMA
CHMP Recommends Darzalex Triple Combo for Some Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma Patients in EU
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended that Darzalex (daratumumab) be approved in Europe, in combination with Revlimid (lenalidomide)…
Designing CAR T-cells to specifically target GPRC5D — a protein appreciably present on the surface of myeloma cells — may…
MYELOMA
Kalytera’s Cannabidiol Prevents Graft-Versus-Host-Disease After Bone Marrow Transplant, Data Show
Kalytera’s cannabidiol (CBD) compound efficiently prevents graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) in patients receiving bone marrow transplants from matched unrelated…
Researchers have identified three genetic alterations associated with the known twofold to threefold risk of multiple myeloma among African-Americans. The…
MYELOMA
BL-8040 Speeds Collection of Stem Cells for Transplant in Myeloma Patients, Phase 3 Data Suggest
Adding BioLineRx‘s BL-8040 to standard treatment greatly improves the mobilization of blood stem cells to be collected for…
Genetic analysis of multiple myeloma DNA from two different sources present in blood samples provides researchers equally relevant cancer information…
MYELOMA
MS Therapy May Ease Painful Side Effect of Velcade Treatment in Myeloma Patients, Study Says
A multiple sclerosis (MS) treatment reduced a common painful side effect of Velcade (bortezomib) in a mouse model,…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Darzalex (daratumumab) in combination with standard therapy for the treatment of patients…